2004 National League Championship Series

2004 National League Championship Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
St. Louis Cardinals (4) Tony La Russa 105–57, .648, GA: 13
Houston Astros (3) Phil Garner 92–70, .568, GB: 13
DatesOctober 13–21
MVPAlbert Pujols (St. Louis)
UmpiresTim Welke
Eric Cooper
Gary Darling
Mike Winters
Angel Hernandez
Ed Rapuano
Broadcast
TelevisionFox
TV announcersThom Brennaman, Steve Lyons, Bob Brenly and Chris Myers
RadioESPN
Radio announcersDan Shulman and Dave Campbell
NLDS
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The 2004 National League Championship Series (NLCS) was a Major League Baseball playoff series played from October 13 to 21 to determine the champion of the National League, between the Central Division champion St. Louis Cardinals and the wild-card qualifying Houston Astros. This marked the first time in either Major League that two teams from the Central Division met in a Championship Series.

In a series in which all seven games were won by the home team, the Cardinals won 4–3 to advance to the World Series against the American League champion Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox reached their first World Series since 1986, with the Cardinals playing in their first since 1987. While the NLCS was an exciting back-and-forth series, it was overshadowed in media attention by Boston's 3-0 comeback in the ALCS.

The Cardinals would go on to lose in a sweep to the Boston Red Sox in the World Series in four games.


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